French MPs have approved a bill for shorter prison sentences for minor offences, allowing judges to impose terms of one month or even less. Sponsored by MP Loïc Kervran, this bill reverses previous reforms meant to ease prison overcrowding and reestablishes a norm of incarceration for lesser crimes. With a vote of 63 to 42, it repeals the measure restricting short sentences and enables adjustments for terms over two years. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin calls for a prison reorganization focusing on 'human-scale' facilities for minor offenders, arguing against the current bill's approach.
French MPs have voted in favour of enforcing shorter prison sentences for minor criminal offences, with the prospect of jail terms of a month or less.
The bill, adopted by 63 votes to 42, suggests judges could revert to issuing incarceration as the rule for minor offences, challenging recent penal reforms.
The text revises previous justice reforms, repealing the previous adjustment principle, indicating a shift back to incarceration for several relatively minor offences.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin called for a prison system reorganization but did not support the bill, proposing instead 'human-scale' prisons for lower-level crimes.
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